• micnd90 [he/him,any]
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    2 years ago

    Hi Bruce, how is Gotham doing? How is income inequality, homelessness, rent control, corruption, and mental health of the population? Would be nice if someone had the privilege to fix those huh?

    Nah, wot if I put on a mask, bulletproof vest, ride on a tank and beat on those poor people with mental health problems. But I don't kill them, woe is me, muh morals

    • FlakesBongler [they/them]
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      2 years ago

      This is precisely why I hate all the recent Batman movies

      He's just this raging crybaby beating people to hell and back because he's sad

      At least the Batman: The Animated Series showed him doing actual charity work and helping people, while also whaling on the Joker and other costumed ne'er-do-wells

      • amber2 [she/her,they/them]
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        2 years ago

        I feel like The Batman was trying to do something with this

        Batman is constantly getting confused as to why someone would call him a "rich privileged asshole" or why bad guys would look up to him, and there's an AOC-esque politician who tells him he should donate to charity like his dad did

        The rich, emo vigilante barely stops any crime but his failures make his vigilantism even more necessary as the city falls into chaos

        Idk how much of it is intentional, but I really enjoyed seeing a batman who sucks at his job and fails to preserve the status quo

        • culpritus [any]
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          2 years ago

          I remember watching it and thinking that Bats sure had some Rittenhouse energy in some of the early scenes.

      • CanYouFeelItMrKrabs [any, he/him]
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        2 years ago

        That was a feature of the most recent Batman movie as well. The Wayne family donated lots of money but that does not solve capitalism so it never actually fixes anything.